Chapter. The Dynamic Ocean

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1 Chapter The Dynamic Ocean

2 An ocean current is the mass of ocean water that flows from one place to another.

3 16.1 The Composition of Seawater Surface Circulation Surface Currents Surface currents are movements of water that flow horizontally in the upper part of the ocean s surface. Surface currents develop from friction between the ocean and the wind that blows across its surface.

4 Ocean Surface Currents

5 16.1 The Composition of Seawater Gyres Surface Circulation Gyres are huge circular-moving current systems that dominate the surfaces of the oceans. The Coriolis effect is the deflection of currents away from their original course as a result of Earth s rotation.

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8 16.1 The Composition of Seawater Surface Circulation Ocean Currents and Climate When currents from low-latitude regions move into higher latitudes, they transfer heat from warmer to cooler areas on Earth. As cold water currents travel toward the equator, they help moderate the warm temperatures of adjacent land areas.

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11 False-Colored Satellite Image of the Gulf Stream

12 16.1 The Composition of Seawater Surface Circulation Upwelling Upwelling is the rise of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water. Upwelling brings greater concentrations of dissolved nutrients, such as nitrates and phosphates, to the ocean surface.

13 Effects of Upwelling

14 16.1 The Composition of Seawater Deep-Ocean Circulation Density Currents Density currents are vertical currents of ocean water that result from density differences among water masses. An increase in seawater density can be caused by a decrease in temperature or an increase in salinity.

15 16.1 The Composition of Seawater Deep-Ocean Circulation High Latitudes Most water involved in deep-ocean currents begins in high latitudes at the surface. Evaporation Density currents can also result from increased salinity of ocean water due to evaporation.

16 16.1 The Composition of Seawater Deep-Ocean Circulation A Conveyor Belt In a simplified model, ocean circulation is similar to a conveyor belt that travels from the Atlantic Ocean, through the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and back again.

17 Conveyor Belt Model

18 Cross Section of the Arctic Ocean

19 16.2 Waves and Tides Wave Characteristics Most ocean waves obtain their energy and motion from the wind. The wave height is the vertical distance between the trough and crest. The wavelength is the horizontal distance between two successive crests or two successive troughs.

20 Anatomy of a Wave

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23 16.2 Waves and Tides Wave Characteristics The height, length, and period that are eventually achieved by a wave depend on three factors: (1) wind speed, (2) length of time the wind has blown, and (3) fetch.

24 16.2 Waves and Tides Wave Characteristics The wave period is the time it takes one full wave one wavelength to pass a fixed position. Fetch is the distance that the wind has traveled across open water.

25 16.2 Waves and Tides Waves Wave Motion Circular orbital motion allows energy to move forward through the water while the individual water particles that transmit the wave move around in a circle.

26 16.2 Waves and Tides Waves Breaking Waves Changes occur as a wave moves onto shore. As the waves touch bottom, wave speed decreases. The decrease in wave speed results in a decrease in wavelength and an increase in wave height.

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28 16.2 Waves and Tides Tides are daily changes in the elevation of the ocean surface. Ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction exerted upon Earth by the moon and, to a lesser extent, by the sun. Tide-Causing Forces The force that produces tides is gravity.

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30 Tide Bulges on Earth Caused by the Moon

31 Tide Bulges on Earth Caused by the Moon

32 16.2 Waves and Tides Tide Cycle Tidal range is the difference in height between successive high and low tides.

33 16.2 Waves and Tides Tide Cycle Spring tides are tides that have the greatest tidal range due to the alignment of the Earth moon sun system. Neap tides are tides that have the lowest tidal range, occurring near the times of the first-quarter and third-quarter phases of the moon.

38 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Forces Acting on the Shoreline A beach is the accumulation of sediment found along the shore of a lake or ocean. Waves along the shoreline are constantly eroding, transporting, and depositing sediment. Many types of shoreline features can result from this activity.

39 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Forces Acting on the Shoreline Wave Impact The impact of large, high-energy waves against the shore can be awesome in its violence. Each breaking wave may hurl thousands of tons of water against the land, sometimes causing the ground to tremble.

40 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Forces Acting on the Shoreline Abrasion Abrasion is the sawing and grinding action of rock fragments in the water. Abrasion is probably more intense in the surf zone than in any other environment.

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42 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Forces Acting on the Shoreline Wave Refraction Wave refraction is the bending of waves, and it plays an important part in the shoreline process. Because of refraction, wave energy is concentrated against the sides and ends of headlands that project into the water, whereas wave action is weakened in bays.

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44 Wave Refraction

45 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Forces Acting on the Shoreline Longshore Transport A longshore current is a nearshore current that flows parallel to the shore. Turbulence allows longshore currents to easily move fine suspended sand and to roll larger sand and gravel particles along the bottom.

46 Longshore Currents

47 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Erosional Features Shoreline features that originate primarily from the work of erosion are called erosional features. Sediment that is transported along the shore and deposited in areas where energy is low produces depositional features.

48 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Erosional Features Wave-Cut Cliffs and Platforms Wave-cut cliffs result from the cutting action of the surf against the base of coastal land. A flat, bench-like, wave-cut platform forms in front of the wave-cut cliff.

49 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Erosional Features Sea Arches and Sea Stacks When two caves on opposite sides of a headland unite, a sea arch results. Eventually, the arch falls in, leaving an isolated remnant, or sea stack, on the wave-cut platform.

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51 Sea Arch and Sea Stack

52 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Depositional Features Spits, Bars, and Tombolos Where longshore currents and other surf zone currents are active, several features related to the movement of sediment along the shore may develop.

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54 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Depositional Features Spits, Bars, and Tombolos - A spit is an elongated ridge of sand that projects from the land into the mouth of an adjacent bay. - A baymouth bar is a sandbar that completely crosses a bay. - A tombolo is a ridge of sand that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.

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56 Evolution of Shoreline Features

57 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Depositional Features Barrier Islands Barrier islands are narrow sandbars parallel to, but separate from, the coast at distances from 3 to 30 kilometers offshore.

58 Barrier Islands

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60 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Stabilizing the Shore Protective Structures Groins, breakwaters, and seawalls are some structures built to protect a coast from erosion or to prevent the movement of sand along a beach.

61 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features Stabilizing the Shore Beach Nourishment Beach nourishment is the addition of large quantities of sand to the beach system.

The Composition of Seawater Salinity Salinity is the total amount of solid material dissolved in water. Most of the salt in seawater is sodium chloride, common table salt. Element Percent Element Percent

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